Places Squabble Over Rival Claims to Earhart Hollywood Film Glory ; Burry Port and Pwll Each Claim Aviator As Theirs
Western Mail › February 19, 2008
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A ROW has broken out between two Welsh villages because both claim to be the place where Amelia Earhart touched down to become the first woman to fly the Atlantic.
Historic rivalry between the Carmarthenshire villages of Burry Port and its neighbour Pwll, just two miles away, has reached boiling point over plans for a Hollywood film about the legendary aviator.See the full content of this document
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Places Squabble Over Rival Claims to Earhart Hollywood Film Glory ; Burry Port and Pwll Each Claim Aviator As Theirs
Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank will reportedly play Earhart in the eagerly-awaited biopic Amelia.
On June 18, 1928, Earhart touched down in Carmarthen Bay after an exhausting 21-hour f...See the full content of this document
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